Is it a surprise HNIC chose Bartlett to call the ECF over Singh/Debrusk?

[Cloned]

Singh/Debrusk are supposed to be the #2 commentary crew for HNIC and normally they would get the secondary assignment for the Conference Finals.

Instead HNIC chose the third (maybe even fourth) commentary crew. It’s slightly eyebrow raising I think. I can’t imagine Singh/Debrusk asked for time off; they’d want the series and the airtime.

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[ChaoticOrange]

I would imagine that they want to keep things as impartial as possible, even from the hint of bias. Singh was born and raised in Brooks and grew up an Oiler fan and DeBrusk was an Oiler.

 

[Cloned]

I would imagine that they want to keep things as impartial as possible, even from the hint of bias. Singh was born and raised in Brooks and grew up an Oiler fan and DeBrusk was an Oiler.

I’m talking about the ECF.

Cuthbert and Simpson are calling the Oilers series.

Normally that should mean Singh/Debrusk get the ECF. But they chose Bartlett instead.

 

[God]

I can't recall Bartlett's voice, but I know Singh is horrific.

Another reason might be that Singh/DeBrusk might've gone on vacation or whatever because Cuthbert/Simpson covered the Oilers/Canucks and would for sure get round 3's call, so they're unavailable for this one.

 

[thrillhous]

Maybe Bartlett is significantly cheaper?

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Singh & DeBrusk aren’t very good, not sure how Bartlett compares.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Seems like the play by play guys got significantly worse in the last couple years. Miss Bob Cole & Jim Hughson.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Pierre needed now more than ever

 

[chaser17]

I actually don't mind the Singh Debrusk combo but I always found the hire odd considering the guy didn't even call games in English for the network prior to that. Surprised Rick Ball doesn't get more opportunity, I enjoy him as well.

 

[JKG33]

I like Debrusk but Singh is absolutely awful. Should be nowhere near a broadcast of anything higher than D3 high school

 

[Holocene]

Singh called the Rangers-Carolina series and i thought he was great. you canadians have clearly never had to listen to sean mcdonough lol

 

[Jason316]

Yeah I heard Singh he's pretty good u guys lucky our announcers suck

 

[Slats432]

We in western Canada got a lot of Singh. I am among many that like his voice but not his style. He has no idea when to create excitement, his voice will randomly get excited, no build up, just no sense of how to go with the flow of the game. His descriptiveness is fine. If you can get over the poor antonation, then he is ok.

 

[PULSATING]

My biggest pet peeve with Singh is that he never knows why a whistle was blown.

Offside? "There's whistles on the play"
Clearly signaled penalty? "There's whistles on the play"
The game is literally over "There's whistles on the play"

It's literally your job to know whats going on in the game, get it together.

 

[mogs]

Bartlett is actually really good. Maybe that's why.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Unless Jake or a Cali team play...
This is how a Debrusk-Singh game usualy go

 

[FloJack]

Debrusk is like white paint. Seems like a sweet guy but he’s boring AF.

Singh is ok, but also a million times better then the usual Oilers guy who sounds like he’s calling wrestling.

Oilers broadcast crew is so bad.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Debrusk is like white paint. Seems like a sweet guy but he’s boring AF.

Singh is ok, but also a million times better then the usual Oilers guy who sounds like he’s calling wrestling.

Oilers broadcast crew is so bad.

I take Monster Truck Michaels over Singh any day. Singh’s enthusiasm sounds forced and he doesn’t have very good control over excitement/inflection so it almost feels monotonous.

Michaels sounds like if cocaine were a human.

 

[Chet Manley]

Are they just spreading the work around and/or testing for the future? Cuthbert and Simpson seem to be getting old really fast.

 

[FloJack]

I take Monster Truck Michaels over Singh any day. Singh’s enthusiasm sounds forced and he doesn’t have very good control over excitement/inflection so it almost feels monotonous.

Michaels sounds like if cocaine were a human.

lol. Cocaine cut with Oilers Kool-Aid.

Are they just spreading the work around and/or testing for the future? Cuthbert and Simpson seem to be getting old really fast.

Cuthbert’s nasal CFL quality voice has been old since the 80’s.

 

[dss97]

My biggest pet peeve with Singh is that he never knows why a whistle was blown.

Offside? "There's whistles on the play"
Clearly signaled penalty? "There's whistles on the play"
The game is literally over "There's whistles on the play"

It's literally your job to know whats going on in the game, get it together.

This is exactly the thing that bothers me most about his calls.

I also find his call very monotone regardless of the situation in the game. The Americans in this thread must have some real awful PBP guys if they think Singh is an improvement.

 

[KCC]

Yeah I heard Singh he's pretty good u guys lucky our announcers suck

lol. Singh is absolute trash. One of the worst ever in fact. We all know why he got the job and it's not because he's good at it. Yeah, I said it.

 

[sxvnert]

Singh/Debrusk are supposed to be the #2 commentary crew for HNIC and normally they would get the secondary assignment for the Conference Finals.

Instead HNIC chose the third (maybe even fourth) commentary crew. It’s slightly eyebrow raising I think. I can’t imagine Singh/Debrusk asked for time off; they’d want the series and the airtime.

Its a surprise that any of them are considered for it.

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

lol. Cocaine cut with Oilers Kool-Aid.


Cuthbert’s nasal CFL quality voice has been old since the 80’s.

Jack Michaels isn't even an Edmonton Oilers fan necessarily. I'm pretty sure he's from the USA and 'his' team is Pittsburgh.

 

[Chet Manley]

lol. Singh is absolute trash. One of the worst ever in fact. We all know why he got the job and it's not because he's good at it. Yeah, I said it.

I'm not a fan of his work but you're going over the top. This kind of overreaction is usually caused by some sort of -ism. Yeah, I said it.